Committee for Another Policy
Encyclopedia
The Committee for Another Policy , abbreviated to CAP, is a Belgian
left-wing
political
movement that was established in 2005, and became a political party since 2006.
chairman Georges Debunne. All three have been active in the Belgian socialist
movement for several decades.
On 28 October 2006, a foundation congress took place at the ULB
in Brussels
. Various existing left-wing groups, like the LSP
, the KP
and the SAP
, committed their support to the idea of a new broad left-wing political formation.
and the Senate
.
Belgium
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left-wing
Left-wing politics
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political
Politics
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movement that was established in 2005, and became a political party since 2006.
Formation
The initiators of the committee are the Belgian politicians Jef Sleeckx (former SP.A-MP), Lode Van Outrive (former MEP for the SP.A, and former ABVV) and ETUCEuropean Trade Union Confederation
The European Trade Union Confederation is a trade union organization which was established in 1973 to represent workers and their national affiliates at the European level....
chairman Georges Debunne. All three have been active in the Belgian socialist
Socialism
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movement for several decades.
On 28 October 2006, a foundation congress took place at the ULB
Université Libre de Bruxelles
The Université libre de Bruxelles is a French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium. It has 21,000 students, 29% of whom come from abroad, and an equally cosmopolitan staff.-Name:...
in Brussels
Brussels
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. Various existing left-wing groups, like the LSP
Left Socialist Party (Belgium)
The Left Socialist Party is a political party in Belgium without parliamentary representation. It is the Belgian section of the Committee for a Workers' International, a Trotskyist International.It was formed in 1992 as 'Militant Links' and fights for the right of the workers and the people in...
, the KP
Communist Party of Belgium
Communist Party of Belgium was a political party in Belgium. The youth wing of KPB/PCB was known as the Communist Youth of Belgium. The party published Le Drapeau Rouge in French and De Roode Vaan in Dutch.- History :It was formed at a congress in Anderlecht on September 3-4 1921...
and the SAP
Revolutionary Communist League (Belgium)
The Revolutionary Communist League or Socialist Workers' Party is a Belgian Trotskyist political party...
, committed their support to the idea of a new broad left-wing political formation.
Elections in 2007
At a second congress, held on 3 February 2007, it was decided by a great majority of the participants to take part in the Belgian federal elections of 10 June 2007. The CAP participated with 239 candidates in these elections and got 0,3 % of the vote for both the Chamber of People's RepresentativesBelgian Chamber of People's Representatives
The Belgian Chamber of Representatives is one of the two chambers in the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Senate...
and the Senate
Belgian Senate
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.